“Darksiders was a huge risk because it was an old game in a new shell for us and for THQ because it’s a new studio, nobody there had made a console game before and it was a new IP. On paper, to be honest I don’t know why THQ went for it. I mean, the […]

VG247 video editor Sam Clay went to Holland to see Darksiders II and came back some amazing HD gameplay and an interview with the art director. It’s hotter than Hell: head inside to see what happened when Death did the ‘Dam.

New Darksiders II shots have released following a new showing of the Vigil action title at the Xbox Showcase in San Francisco last week. One of the summer’s big hits is still looking in fine form, and remains one to watch. Get the screens below the break. It’s out June 26 in the US and […]

Darksiders II features skill trees and corpse-looting. Seriously. We got to see it last week in San Francisco: read and believe. THQ’s released a new trailer as it’s so happy to be publishing the Vigil sequel, showing off Death’s history in all its deathliness. Watch it below.

While THQ’s lofty goals may have proven too great a stretch, sequels to Metro 2033 and Darksiders are two of 2012′s most anticipated core titles. Patrick Garratt looks at the potential of the classic originals.

AGB‘s posted nine new shots of Darksiders 2. The shots of Death preface the Vigil action sequel’s launch later this year, which looks set to be all kinds of awesome. Get them at the link. DS2 will launch on PS3, 360 and PC in June, THQ core boss Danny Bilson told us in August last […]

If you weren’t tuned into the VGAs this weekend, you might have missed this new Darksiders 2 trailer, which aired during a commercial break. Blood, drama and lovingly realised living skeletons through the break.

Vigil Games is bringing Death to the Wii U. Literally. Where the original Darksiders focussed on horseman War, the sequel will focus on his brother, Death. The hack’n’slash is a launch title for Nintendo’s new console, and it’s a refreshingly unusual choice.

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Someone on YouTube’s put up about a minute-and-a-half of gameplay footage of Darksiders II, the first time actual gameplay has been shown of the game. It shows new main character Death with multiple new moves and weapons. It looks pretty friggin’ sweet, as you’ll see below the break. Darksiders II launches in 2012 for PS3, […]

After War comes Death. Stace Harman went along to a hands-off showing of Darksiders 2 to find out if the end of the world is all doom and gloom or one big party. Chat with developer Vigil and new shots are below.

Game Informer’s gone live with a behind the scenes video of Darksiders II’s development at Vigil, coming away with a tiny snippet of off-screen pre-alpha gameplay footage as well as character models. And a couple more things too, but those are the big stuff. Get it here. Darksiders II launches in 2012 for PS3, 360 […]

Vigil Games’ creative director Joe Madureira, lead designer Haydn Dalton, producer Ryan Stefanelli, general manager David Adams, game director Marvin Donald, and Game Informer are features in a video over on the later’s site, takes a look back on the first Darksiders game and the “ups and downs” of the game’s development. You can view […]

Game Informer’s gone live with the first trailer for the newly-announced Darksiders II, showing off new main character Death, taking over from DS1′s War. The trailer recaps the end of the first game, but sets up number two. It’s all brilliant stuff. A YouTube version is after the break. Darksiders II launches in 2012 for […]

While Vigil’s WH40K MMO, Dark Millennium Online, will be “quite similar” to traditional MMOs, the game is looking to innovate at its most basic level, executive producer Tim Campbell told RPS at gamesom last week.

Darksiders, the excellent action-adventure game from developer Vigil Games, is to be released on PC come September 23 and some incentives are available for those who pre-order the game on Steam or Direct2Drive.

Update – You can see the other Horsemen in this artwork. While Vigil boss Joe Madureira won’t be drawn as to whether more Darksiders games are on the way, he will confirm one thing: all the IP’s Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have already been designed.